Bronze Rooster Scale Weight

c. 1800
$88 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 0.75" D: 0.75" H: 1.0"
Materials
Bronze
Collection #
CMK118A
Estimated Shipping
$1

This small figurine was originally used as a counterweight for a tabletop balance, used to parcel out opium, spices, or other valuable goods. The petite weight is cast in bronze in the form of a rooster, the tenth symbolic animal of the Chinese zodiac calendar. An auspicious protector, the rooster is traditionally believed to embody the yang, the element of warmth and life of the universe.

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